Tsuchiyama - #50 of the Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road series.

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print, showing travelers wearing hats and cloaks huddling under umbrellas amid a heavy rainstorm. Tall trees and a flooded riverbank in the background, illustrate the artist's mastery in capturing the atmospheric effect of rain through intricate linework and subtle color gradients.

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print, showing travelers wearing hats and cloaks huddling under umbrellas amid a heavy rainstorm. Tall trees and a flooded riverbank in the background, illustrate the artist's mastery in capturing the atmospheric effect of rain through intricate linework and subtle color gradients.

Name/Title

Tsuchiyama - #50 of the "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido Road" series.

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.45

Description

The Suzuka Pass was known for its rain. The fashion of the raindrops in this print was to gain Hiroshige much admiration in the West. The color treatment in the original made this one of the most valued prints in the series. (Edman=coarse rain)

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Landscape, People, Plants and Nature
Ethnic

Made/Created

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date made

circa 1890

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

8-3/4 in

Width

14 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

16 in

Width

21 in

Exhibitions

Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1975
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Muskegon Hackley Museum of Art: 1976
Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1980
Permanent Collection - Center Art Gallery: summer 1989
Loan - Japanese Prints @ Dordt College Gallery 6/28/04-10/16/04
Striking Impressions – Center Art Gallery January 7 - February 22, 2014